West Walk - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland16 ha
🎠Play🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
50.90897, -1.15220
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Soberton and Newtown Millennium WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Route 224Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,976 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
28,976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Siskin · Marsh Tit · Woodcock · Meadow Pipit · Firecrest +39
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Green Shieldbug · Notch-horned Cleg · Empis tessellata · Hairy Shieldbug +13
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Siskin · Marsh Tit · Woodcock · Meadow Pipit · Firecrest +39
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Green Shieldbug · Notch-horned Cleg · Empis tessellata · Hairy Shieldbug +13
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaParent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024Events & activities nearby
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